Combined bustle and hip-form.



G. H. SCOTT. COMBINED BUSTLE AND HIP FORM.

APPLIUATION FILED NOV. 16, 1907.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

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G. H. SCOTT. COMBINED BUsTLB AND HIP FORM.

APPLICATION IILED NOV. 16 1907.

Patented Aug. .27, 1912.

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W/TNESSS I INVENTOI? ATTORNEY 40 of 'myinventionmay be embodied, in which drawings,

' UN T STATE PATENT CHARLES SCOTT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED IBUSTLE AND HIP-FORM.

Specification or Letters ratent.

1 exact specification, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

In the bustle trade, it was heretofore customary to manufacture and carry in stock two different classes of bustles or hi -forms, namely, the hip-form or bustle designed to fill out the wearer atthe back, and a hipform or bustle to fill out and develop the hips only.

The object of my invention to construct a combined hustle and hip-form which ma be. readily converted to either use, thus e fecting, as will be obvious, a material saving to the manufacturer. In attaining this end I construct the main part of the device with two hip. pads connected by a relatively narrow and thin portion at the back of the wearer, and coact-ing with these hip-pads is another pad, to be worn either under'or over the hippads, in which former position it fits into the recess or cavity found in the back of most persons and its efi'cct is practically m'hiZ, while in the latter position setting outside said narrow and thin port-ion, or bridge, its effect becomes prominent; thus allowing the wearer to convert the device at will into one form developing the hips only, or into another form developing both the hips and the back.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which illustrate, as an'example,

one manner in which the various principles Figfirel is a perspective view of the de- I "rice in use, the back pad being over the hip 515568; Fig. 2 is another pers ective view of thedeviceinusathebackpad ein underthe pads; Fig. 3 is a horizonta sectional Application filed November 16 1907. Serial No. 402,370.

yiew of the device in the adjustment shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 4: is a vertical section of the bustle in its second adjustment; and Fig; 5 is a vertical section of the bustle in itsfirst adjustment.

a indicates the hip pads which are respectively arranged to cover the hips of the wearer. These are connected at the rear by a relatively thin and narrow portion or bridge 6, while tapes'or strips care provided adapted to pass around the front of the waist to fasten the bustle in place.

(Z indicates the backpad. This is arranged in the center of the bustle at the back and is connected at its upper edge to the upa W per edge of the connecting portion 6, as inlie snugly against the wearer in the cavity 'or depression usually foundin that portion of the human figure, so that the effect of the pad in this adjustment is m'hil. When, however, the pad is thrown over, as in Figs. 1 and 5, it rests upon the bridge 6 and pads a in which position it presents its greatest fullness and then serves materially to increase the figure under the waist line at the back. This construction of the device may be varied to suit the type of article to be produced. It is here shown as constructed of covering pieces, with the like, the parts being suitably tufted and grometed for ventilation as W111 be understood from the prior art.

I prefer to give to all of the raids a concavo-convex shape, and to taper t e edges to a feather edge the manner of effecting which being well known to those skilled in the art, and which is more particularly re ferred to in my Patent No. 702,158, dated June 10, 1902. This concave-convexity is particularly desirable in the back-pa d a filling of hair or which, when so constructed,- will bear with ing portion, and adapted to ace pyi a, posiits outer edges upon the brid -portion 6 tion eithe t inward or outward r the pmwhen in the position shown in ig. l. pose specified. v 1

Having thus described my invention,what In testimony whereof I have signed my 5 I claim as new and desire to secure by Letname to this specification in the presence of 1 ters I'atent' of the United States is: two subscribing witnesses.

A combined hustle and hip-'formha-ving CHARLES H. SCTT. hip-pads and a-' relatively narrow connecting Witnesses:

gortlon joining said parts at the back and a ,ETHEDI I. MCLAUGHLIN,

1 0 ack pad hinged tothe top of the connect- EUGENE S. MACDONALD. 1

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